Bug#165554: breaking static libs

["Steve M. Robbins" <steven.robbins@videotron.ca>]

Hi,

I don't pretend to understand the ramifications of patching the
"missing __ctype_b" problem.  But when you are considering the pros
and cons, please remember that in addition to whatever Debian packages
break, all the self-compiled static libs that people will have on
their systems will also be broken.

I've just had to rebuild all of my /usr/local/lib to continue working.
I'm stuck again because libf2c.a is broken...

Another possibly-relevant point: the first hit on a google search for
"__ctype_b" is an entry in the Linux Standard Base Specification 1.2.
If this symbol really is necessary for LSB compliance, it would be
nice to retain it.

Regards,
-Steve